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By mfowl82 BRONZE
Cornwall On Hudson, New York

Throughout my short sixteen-years of life, I had come eye to eye with many grueling challenges. Many of these challenges are trials faced by the majority of teenagers, such as an u...
mfowl82 BRONZE, Cornwall On Hudson, New York
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By Echinacea8 GOLD
Richmond, Virginia
Echinacea8 GOLD, Richmond, Virginia
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"Somebody said that it couldn't be done, but he with a chuckle replied that maybe it couldn't [and maybe it shouldn't], but he wouldn't be the one to say so until he tired" - Edgar Albert Guest

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By Chaitali SILVER
Plymouth, Minnesota
Chaitali SILVER, Plymouth, Minnesota
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Struggle has one definition and one impact not more nor less.

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By Smarty638 BRONZE
South Dennis, Massachusetts
Smarty638 BRONZE, South Dennis, Massachusetts
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"...re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your soul and your very flesh shall be a great poem."

sainkim BRONZE, Hacienda Heights, California
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By ellen22 GOLD
Dallas, Texas
ellen22 GOLD, Dallas, Texas
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"I always preferred having wings to having things." -Pat Schroeder

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By Remysky BRONZE
EASTPORT, New York
Remysky BRONZE, EASTPORT, New York
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By jennag4 PLATINUM
New City, New York
jennag4 PLATINUM, New City, New York
27 articles 1 photo 36 comments

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I write to be the characters that I'm not.

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